NEWS
AND UPCOMING EVENTS

From January 2nd:

Hi Screenline Friends,

Happy New Year to all! Can you believe that 2019
will be Screenline’s twenty-sixth year? I’m looking
for great things to happen in the coming months.

We have a meeting coming up this Monday, January 7.
Usual time and place, 7-9 PM at Starbucks, 3800 Lake Boone
Trail, just off the I-440 Raleigh Beltline at Exit
5. Starbucks is located just outside (west of) the
Beltline, and is a right turn from the exit ramps at
either direction from the Beltline. Pass by the
Circle K gas station, and Starbucks is located between
Chick-fil-A and McDonalds. Here's a map for orientation.

Back to the December meeting, which was also the 25th
Anniversary party: I missed it due to circumstances
beyond my control, though I had every intention of being
there and was very disappointed that I couldn’t make
it. In fact, I was en route to the party when I had
an accident in which I hit a traffic island, which
destroyed a tire and wheel on my car. I wasn’t hurt,
other than being scared out of my wits; but there was one
casualty – the cake! Our beautiful 25th Anniversary
cake was sitting on the seat and went flying when I hit
the island, ending up in the floorboard, all wadded up in
its box.

From the reports I received, the party was a success, with
about a dozen people in attendance. I surely missed
seeing everyone, and apologize for my absence.

FEBRUARY MEETING:

I am looking at February 11, assuming that date can be
booked at Starbucks. March 11 is also a Monday, and
I will try to book that date as well once the time to do
so rolls around.

2019 CARY FILM FESTIVAL AND
SCREENPLAY CONTEST!:

Tim McDevitt sent the following information regarding this
local event, now in its second year.

“The Cary Film Festival
just announced their theme and rules for next year's
short film screenwriting contest. The link to
the webiste is attached below. I plan to enter
and I think it would be a great challenge &
exercise for the Screenline group to submit as many
scripts as possible. Let's show Cary how much
talent resides in their own backyard!"

Tim

The Cary presents BEYOND:
The Film Festival, June 13-17, celebrating the art
of storytelling thru cinema with short films and
screenplay competitions.

Thanks to Tim McDevitt for passing along the
information. Tim was the winner of the contest last
year, and he is eager to see more Screenline folks enter
this time.

That’s a wrap for now. See you at Screenline!!!

Mike

P.S. If you have news or information you’d like to share,
send it to me at writersinbox@yahoo.com
and I will get it posted to the web site.

Next Meeting
Our next meeting will be on Monday, February 11 at
Starbucks off Lake Boone Trail.